New Fender Modern Player Series?!?

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:10 pm

Have you seen the new fender modern player series? Is it a joke?!?!? http://www.musiker-board.de/neue-gitarr ... serie-736/

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:23 pm

That Marauder, if it's real, while it's not entirely my cup of tea could be about the most interesting thing Fender's done in years.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:25 pm

they're all hideous.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:31 pm

Yes, they're real. I seen the email from Fender on these.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:34 pm

the telecaster plus is great. I would remove the middle pickup and add some actual lace sensors to it, but it gives a good alternative to a $1,000 tele plus.

the thinline is cool but I already have a Richwood version of the same guitar.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:40 pm

Damn it, marauder is so ugly. And the knobs on the jaguar are in the worst position I've ever seen..

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:47 pm

benecol wrote:That Marauder, if it's real, while it's not entirely my cup of tea could be about the most interesting thing Fender's done in years.

+1. The bridge pickup has 3 coils. Very interesting.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:48 pm

If only the upper horn on the marauder was a bit more subtle and less wang-y, then maybe.

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:59 pm

What the hell is a triplebucker?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:18 pm

Motherbucker yo.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:18 pm

Die "Fender kotzte in meinen Hut Jaguar"

James · Post by **James** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:26 pm

These all look like odd mismatches, as though they were made in that kisakae builder. It is nice that Fender are trying something a bit more interesting than more straight strat and tele reissues though.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:01 pm

yup theyre ugly..
but its nice they are 'experimenting'.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:18 pm

Somebody whooped on these with an ugly stick and came back and got it in a second time.

That Marauder is hideous. The flow of the horns, pg, and control plate don't work AT ALL. FAIL

The Jaguar might could have been interesting if they moved the controls down on the body and sacked the start jack plate, there is absolutely no need for the Strat jackplate on that guitar.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:19 pm

They should stop fannying about and just make an affordable version of this:

(I know there is a custom shop version but can't find pics ??)
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& then retire the company knowing they've achieved enough.

... well maybe some Jagblasters tooo

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:23 pm

othomas2 wrote:

(I know there is a custom shop version but can't find pics ??)

I don't think the slanted pickup works here, it's not as good looking as on a Strat. The top binding looks great but the slanted pickups doesn't really fit.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:36 pm

I like the Marauder, though I agree it's ugly as sin. The pickups are cramped and the horns are way out of proportion. And that strat blade switch. I'm not even sure I do like it.
Nice to see Tele Plus! Fender don't deal with Lace Sensor anymore I don't think (everything that used to have them now has those Noiseless pickups) but I'd prefer they had put a standard-strat-sized pickup in the neck.

9.5" radius and jumbo frets all around? Everything they do is a "modern player" now really.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:47 pm

That Marauder looks more like that Stagg jaguar knockoff thing. It also looks very poorly photoshopped and stretched, so hopefully that's not really what it's going to look like. The horns don't look right from what I remember seeing of the marauder prototypes. Unless they just took the name and made something different, and they wouldn't do that right?! That would be like taking the Starcaster name and using it on a line of lower than squier bullet quality level strat knockoffs.... oh wait.... shit.

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:53 am

call me crazy, but i really dig the marauder

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:33 am

They should make a guitar that doesn't look like a Frankenstein monster of other guitars.